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Amazon.com stories: 90 news summaries

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Hear Cool Tune, Click, Own It

Starbucks offers instant iTunes downloads for impulse buyers who
like what they hear

Oct 1, 07 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ever hear a song in a coffee shop, and reminded yourself to look it up later? Starbucks is taking the “later” out of the equation, allowing latte-sippers in New York, Seattle, and soon other cities, to log on and buy whatever they’re hearing instantly off iTunes. It’s... More »

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music downloads • Starbucks • Apple • Amazon.com

Amazon Aims at iTunes With Own Digital Music Store

Low prices, lack of DRM major selling points

Sep 25, 07 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon threw down the guantlet to iTunes today when it launched its digital music store, Amazon MP3. Roughly 2 million songs are available for 89-99 cents each, with albums going for $5.99 to $9.99. Not only do those prices beat iTunes's, but all the files are DRM-free. Selection... More »

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iTunes • Apple • iPod • iTunes Store • Amazon MP3 • music label • Amazon.com

Surfers Scour Google Earth for Signs of Aviator

Internet volunteer army pores over photos in Fossett search

Sep 11, 07 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - An army of web surfers—even the guy in the next cubicle—has joined the search for missing aviator Steve Fossett. Google Earth has released fresh images of the Nevada desert, and surfers can scour chunks of wilderness for aircraft wreckage. One problem: "We're finding them left and right—... More »

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Google • Google Earth • aviation • pilot • desert • Nevada • Steve Fossett • Mechanical Turk • airplane • Amazon.com

25 Essential Websites

Email? Shopping? News? Time picks the destinations you just can't live without 

Aug 20, 07 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - You find a restaurant on Citysearch, buy movie tickets on Fandango, and then go home and Google the guy you shared a cab with. Was there a time before the Internet? Here are the first 10 of Time's 25 can't-live-without websites:
  1. Amazon.com
  2. BBC.co.uk
  3. Citysearch.com
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Google • Internet • ESPN • eBay • BBC • Digg • Facebook • list • Craigslist • website • Citysearch.com • Del.icio.us • Amazon.com

Amazon Stock Soars on Booming Sales

Shares jump 21.4%
as retailer boosts
volume worldwide

Jul 25, 07 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon.com shares shot up 21.4% in after-hours trading yesterday following a report that profits more than tripled in the second quarter thanks to booming sales and a new membership program that offers express shipping for a flat fee, reports the Wall Street Journal. The bump boosted the stock... More »

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Harry Potter • stock market • Internet • online retailers • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows • shares • sales • website • book • Amazon.com

Missing Pages, Printing Errors Hex Potter Fans

At least 200 readers have reported printing errors in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Jul 24, 07 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - The seventh Harry Potter book sold 8.3 million copies in its first 24 hours in print, but at least 200 fans of the teenage wizard have had less than magical experiences with the saga's finale. An irate group of readers on message boards at Amazon.com and eBay are... More »

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Harry Potter • eBay • JK Rowling • wizard • scholastic • publisher • printing errors • book • Amazon.com

(Newser) - The Software & Information Industry Association has rolled out its list of the top 10 e-commerce developments of the past decade:
  1. Google (Sept. 1998)
  2. Broadband Penetration of U.S. Internet Users Reaches 50% (June 2004)
  3. eBay Auctions (launched Sept. 1997)
  4. Amazon.com (IPO May 1997):
  5. Google Ad Words
... More »

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Google • eBay • broadband Internet • user generated content • iTunes • list • BlackBerry • open standards • SIIA • WiFi • AdSense • Amazon.com

'Potter' Finale Deathly for
Book Business

Final chapter casting spell on readers, but sellers don't feel magic

Jun 25, 07 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The final Harry Potter installment will likely fly off the shelves like a Quidditch player, but retailers are feeling decidedly grounded. Facing megasized hype, chains and websites will sell Harry for cost, leaving independent bookstores practically out of the selling loop. And Business Week reports Scholastic's lodestone is diverting attention... More »

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Harry Potter • profits • literature • Universal Studios • Scholastic • theme park • book • Amazon.com

In Challenge to MySpace, Facebook Opens Up

Networking site sets its sights on platform model

May 25, 07 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a challenge to social-networking giant MySpace, Facebook will open itself to outside software developers. With 65 partners—including Microsoft and Amazon—cleared to build web applications within the site, the scrappy No. 2 is attempting to transform itself into an all-in-one destination. The lure: Partners don't have to pay... More »

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social networking • Microsoft • MySpace • Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • Amazon.com

Amazon Sings New Tune
for Online Music

Web giant will sell non-piracy-protected tracks in digital store

May 16, 07 4:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon is going where Apple tried (and failed) to: a DRM-free online music store. Set to launch this year, Amazon’s venture won't sell tracks protected by digital rights management, the anti-copying technology that music labels have required Apple’s iTunes to use. To stay DRM-free, Amazon will partner with... More »

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music • Internet • iTunes • Apple • digital rights • EMI Music • Amazon.com

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